Aristotle on the Virtue of the Multitude

It is generally believed that one argument advanced by Aristotle in favor of the political authority of the multitude is that large groups can make better decisions by pooling their knowledge than individuals or small groups can make alone. This is supported by two analogies, one apparently involving a "potluck dinner" and the other aesthetic judgment. This article suggests that that interpretation of Aristotle's argument is implausible given the historical context and several features of the text. It argues that Aristotle's support for the rule of the multitude rests not on their superior knowledge but rather on his belief that the virtue of individuals can be aggregated and even amplified when they act collectively. This significantly alters our understanding of Aristotle's political thought and presents a powerful alternative to the epistemic defenses of mass political activity popular today

An illusion of unity: Uitlander politics before the Anglo-Boer war

African Studies Seminar series. Paper presented 20 August, 198

The Displaced People of Mozambique

The crisis in Mozambique which has recently captured the world's atention is the result of a number of factors, some of long duration. Mozambique, a country abouth half again as big as California with a population of about fourteen million and a GNP per capita (1984) of US $210, was left by its Portuguese masters with only US$1 million in foreign reserves and gold an annual GNP per capita of not much more than US $100 and a population with an. illiteracy rate approaching 98% and largely unskilled. All but 15.000 colonialists fled,many to South Afiica, and in their bitterness they destroyed and paralyzed machinery. As they left they often simply removed a vital mechanical part, other times they destroyed repair manuals and business records in an effort to sabotage the Mozambican economy

Alien Registration- Cammack, Mike (Lakeville, Penobscot County)

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Effects of Parasitism and Soil Compaction on Pupation Behavior of the Green Bottle Fly \u3ci\u3eLucilia sericata\u3c/i\u3e (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Although the pupation behavior of blow flies has been widely studied, my work is the first to examine the effects of parasitoids and soil compaction on pupation behavior. The objectives of my research were to provide insight into a host-parasitoid system involving Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Nasonia vitripennis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) and to develop a predictive model of pupation depth for L. sericata, with respect to soil compaction. Two experiments were conducted examining the effects of parasitoids and soil compaction on the pupation behavior of L. sericata. In all experiments, larvae of L. sericata were introduced to containers with soil of different compaction levels. Development time, depth of pupation, pupal orientation, and spatial distribution of puparia were recorded after emergence of adult flies. Although females of N. vitripennis did not significantly affect the burrowing depth of L. sericata, they increased the rate of pupal development by 15.0-23.7 hours at 28.4¡C ±1.20 and increased the clumping of puparia. Burrowing depth of L. sericata is negatively related to soil compaction. Mean depth of pupation was 4.4 cm in low-compaction soil and 0.5 cm in high-compaction soil. In high-compaction soil, rate of pupal development decreased by 10.5-18.8 hours at 25.2¡C ±0.30 and puparia were clumped. Based on these results, I suggest that forensic entomologists should add a pocket penetrometer, ruler, and garden trowel to their evidence collection kit, allowing efficient location of blow fly puparia at a body-recovery scene. Future research should address the influence of parasitoids and other properties of soil on the development of additional forensically important insects